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The Washington Capitals did everything they needed to do on the road against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Debut Ryan Leonard? Check. Ovi goal? Double check. Regulation win? Just barely. It wasn’t a flawless outing, but it was enough to end a three-game losing streak.

Nic Dowd’s shorthanded goal got us started properly. Then, Alex Ovechkin recorded 891 with a power-play layup to give the Caps a 2-0 lead for the first intermission. The second period was ugly; the Bruins drew even when Vinni Lettieri caught a lucky bounce, then David Pastrnak tied it up on the power play.

With ten minutes left in the third, Dylan Strome caught a mondo rebound off the back boards to restore Washington’s lead. Tom Wilson got an insurance goal, which was good because David Pastrnak responded 30 seconds later. No ENG for Ovi.

Caps win!

Alex Ovechkin four away from breaking NHL goals record after scoring 891st career goal against Bruins

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Phew. I don’t think I would have dealt well with a four-game losing streak 2.5 weeks out from the postseason. The discourse would have undone me. We need to remain laser-focused right now. We cannot get distracted by ‘is the ceps actually bad?’ in early April. The only thing that matters is loffs, presidents trophy, ovi goals, ryan leonard nicknames, alex semin showing up outta nowhere like the end of avengers endgame, thinking about what pierre mcguire is up to these days, imagining craig and wes doing a pushup contest, and of course protas plus/minus.

Canes tomorrow. Of these final eight games, Carolina will be the toughest opponent in two of them. Everyone else is on an 80-point pace. Let’s lock in.

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